Dorsey v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

Lovins, Judge:

This is an action in assumpsit by the beneficiary of a life insurance policy for the recovery of the “accidental death benefit” as provided therein, payable upon receipt of due proof that death of insured occurred “as a result directly and independently of all-other causes, of bodily injuries, effected solely through external, violent and accidental means * * The face amount of the policy had been paid to plaintiff, prior to the institution of the action. The issues of fact were submitted to a jury, resulting in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. The Circuit Court of…